Refer to the information provided in Figure 28.1 below to answer the question(s) that follow.
Figure 28.1Refer to Figure 28.1. At a wage rate of $9, there is a ________ of labor equal to ________ million people.
A. surplus; 120
B. surplus; 210
C. shortage; 210
D. None of the above are correct.
Answer: D
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Which of the following policies would increase the growth rate of an economy in the endogenous growth model with human capital?
A) mandatory schooling. B) minimum wages. C) redistributive taxation. D) lump-sum taxation.
The fourth step of the four step process is to
a. identify the new equilibrium and then compare the original equilibrium price and quantity to the new equilibrium price and quantity. b. decide whether the economic change being analyzed affects demand or supply. c. draw a demand and supply model before the economic change took place. d. decide whether the effect on demand or supply causes the curve to shift to the right or to the left, and sketch the new demand or supply curve on the diagram.
If the loanable funds market pays 8 percent and you want to earn $1,000 a year of interest income, how much in loanable funds must you supply to the market in order to accomplish this?
a. $8,000 b. $10,000 c. $14,000 d. $12,500 e. $18,000
Matt is offered a job driving the campus shuttle bus from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. each Monday. His reservation wage for this job is $7 per hour. Now suppose the director offers Matt $50 per hour, but also announces that Matt's earnings will be divided equally among Matt and the 99 other students who live in Matt's dorm. What will be Matt's economic surplus from accepting the job?
A. -$6.00 per hour B. -$6.50 per hour C. $0.50 per hour D. $1.00 per hour